modeling
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmɒdəlɪŋ/
- US
:
modelado
- modeling clay
- role modeling
Examples
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I did some art modeling in school to pay my way through.
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Anyway, did I hear you say you did some modeling work or, or did I assume that?
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I did some modeling for a while but I never had the patience for it
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The metal track stretched and came away in his hands like warm modeling plastic.
Fiction book (1999) -
You've reached the office of Sofia Hamilton, New York's premiere modeling agent.
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Vehicle designers at Stile Bertone use clay modeling coupled with software that lets them digitize the design process.
Academic text (2004) -
The artist spent hours on modeling the clay into a beautiful sculpture.
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For her project, she focused on modeling the figures out of wax before casting them in metal.
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In art class, we practiced modeling different shapes using soft clay.
Synonyms
13
3.0
Giving something a particular shape
1
9.0
A small model used to test a design for a larger work like a sculpture or building
1
3.9
Making something into a certain shape often by hand
The art of making models or figures from wax
Antonyms
How Finished
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Modeling comes from model and the Latin modulus 'small measure', which meant a little form used as a guide. That's why modeling in art means shaping clay or wax to make a small form or guide for a finished work.